Thomas W. Pearson University of California Press SAPIENS Very much looking forward to reading An Ordinary Future: Margaret Mead, the Problem of Disability, and a Child Born Different. Added to our list of things we need to bring back when we visit the US. Anything to help us as we bring up this handsome young boy in this world today
Just got my hands on a copy of this book by Sunaura Taylor, and I am so incredibly excited to read it! Cover is beautiful! University of California Press
. Thomas W. Pearson was ecstatic after his daughter was born. But when she was diagnosed with Down syndrome, he was gutted.
This week on the show, a story about seeing beyond so-called disabilities— and who decides what’s normal.
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Superb hour, worth listening to Thomas W. Pearson openly describe his experience and help us all confront our acculturated biases around disability.
Wow, so great to see my book featured here! Thanks so much! University of California Press
Anthropologist Thomas W. Pearson talks Hidden Brain about his recent book AN ORDINARY FUTURE: Margaret Mead, the Problem of Disability, and a Child Born Different: hiddenbrain.org/podcast/what-i…
Thomas W. Pearson Thank you for sharing your story about Michaela on Hidden Brian. My grandson has 22Q, also a chromosomal syndrome . Children with differences teach us so much about life and about ourselves. He is so beloved & has enriched all our lives, as I'm sure Michaela has all of yours.
It's hard to hear about the bias against people with Down syndrome from the past, but I am also fascinated to hear about how our understanding of the value of all humans has changed over time. I appreciated this conversation on Hidden Brain with anthropologist Thomas W. Pearson...
Two years ago I wrote about the legal struggle this family had when the lack of a mask mandate in the COVID-19 pandemic led them to keep their daughter home from school. But their story is much deeper and more complex. Thank you Thomas W. Pearson for sharing your experience.
